• BoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      16 days ago

      The best way to make a fuckton of money is to start with a shitload of money. Crony capitalism (and all capitalism devolves into crony capitalism) is rigged in favor of those with the most capital to wield its influence over others.

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        16 days ago

        Cronies predate capitalism by millenia. There’s no devolving happening. It’s not like you can make a capitalism that has no cronies and then it devolves. The cronies are the people who made the capitalism in the first place

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          11 days ago

          Yes and no, sometimes reforms from compromise with organised labour result in a reduction of cronyism for some time, but reforms never go far enough to stop the owning class from clawing their power back.

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            11 days ago

            Oh you sweet summer child. The reforms are concessions that are agreed to between and among the cronies for the express purpose of stopping you from revolting. They slow walk the reforms together so the cronies can reposition their wealth to maximize their upside. And then they work in the next big cash cow together

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              11 days ago

              you sweet summer child

              Cringe

              reforms are concessions

              No shit

              then they work in the next big cash cow together

              Literally what I said